Election Name: | 2016 Alaska Senate election |
Country: | Alaska |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 Alaska Senate election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 Alaska Senate election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | 10 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate |
Majority Seats: | 11 |
Leader1: | John Coghill |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Leader Since1: | January 15, 2013 |
Leaders Seat1: | District O |
Seats Before1: | 14 |
Seats After1: | 14 |
Popular Vote1: | 80,123 |
Percentage1: | 59.96% |
Leader2: | Berta Gardner |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Leader Since2: | January 17, 2015 |
Leaders Seat2: | District I |
Seats Before2: | 6 |
Seats After2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 36,138 |
Percentage2: | 27.05% |
Map Size: | 350px |
President pro tempore | |
Posttitle: | President pro tempore-designate |
Before Election: | Peter Micciche |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Peter Micciche |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2016 Alaska Senate election were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election on August 16, 2016. Voters in the 10 districts of the Alaska Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state assembly.
2016 Alaska Senate election General election — November 8, 2016 | ||||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– | |
Republican | 80,123 | 59.96% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | ||
Democratic | 36,138 | 27.05% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
Independent | 14,610 | 10.93% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Write-ins | 2,749 | 2.05% | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
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